Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-22
POWELL In TOLEDO.
The Delaware Leaders Grand Meeting
Foraker Unmercifully Scorched.


CINCINNATI, October 21.-A special
dispatch to the Enquirer says: The Della
ware Chieftain was never in better trim in
his life for an old-fashioned, enthusiasm
rousing Democratic speech than he wa
tonight The Democrats of Toledo are
surprised aud delighted over his effort to
night. Hs came here almost stran ger
he goes away with the friendly feeling and
the goodwill of more Toledo citizens than
any candidate who ever entered her limits.
He has stormed the citadel. and the
people have surrendered to him uncondi-
tionally as the next Governor of Ohio.
Tonight as magnificent public meet
ing as ever assembled in any Ohio city
greeted the two orators at Wheeler's Opera
House.
When the meeting was called to order
every seat in the great Opera House was
filed, and the city ordinance was violated
by hundreds standing in the vestibule and
aisles. Hon. Harvey Scribner, Chairman
of the meeting, made notable, though
brief, speech in introducing Mr.. Powell.
He said a Democratic victory in Ohio
wonld
ELECTRIFY THE DEMOCRACY
of the entire country and indorse the pure
and honorable Administration Of Grover
Cleveland. He then introduced Mr.. Pow
ell, who was greeted with long and con-
tinued cheering.
Mr.. Powell said:
l have tried to conduct this campaign in
way that when it is finished the p ople
of this State will say, as they always have
said, that am gentleman.
Governor Foraker in his speech at
Cleveland said that the reason why it
was necessary to send his special message
to the Legislature was because Powell had
not paid his taxes. He said that | had
not paid taxes on my home since 1875.
The facts are that since that time have
paid over S., 600 taxes; and further since
that time | paid money to labor
ing men and as much money for
public improvements and as much
man in Delaware county of my age. /
don owe IA single dollar for taxes o.day,
and Governor Foraker could discover that
fact by making the proper investigation.
He also said that Powell wrote letter in
which he said his income from the practice
of law was as much as SIS, 600 per annum.
| say ill regard to that that | wrote no
such letter to any man, woman, or child
in Ohio. ! don't intend to lower myself
by any abuse of Governor Foraker. |
care nothing about him, personally, but of
his administration | have had and will
continue TO have many things to say"
Mr.. Powell then devoted considerable
time to review of the financial policy of
the Foraker administration and
THE WHOLESALE ROBBERY,
of the people by the abandonment of State
lands to corporations, specifying psrticu-
larly the tlagrant case at Akron.
Hon. w. H. Grain, of Texas, was then
introduced, and he delivered a magnificent
speech, which held the vast audience and
even those standing until the close.
Mr.. Grain said From the impudent
and vituperatiye speeches of the standard
bearer of the Republicans, thought it
would be somewhat dangerous for a rebel
invader to come here. From the high
standing of your State among the many
great States of this union one would think
the issues were which standard bearer and
which party should control the affairs.
But instead of those being the issues we
ind them to be whether Grover Cleveland
had right to return the rebel flags or not,
and whether or not Mrs. Cleveland snubbed
Joseph B. Foraker Great God, what
issues The people OF the South never
wanted those rebel flags, and very few Of
them knew they were in Washington until
after that order was issued"
He then took up Foraker's politics and
clearly showed that he had
wRoNGED AND VILLIFIED
the people of the South when he accused
them of DISTINGUISHING the negro, stuffing
ballot boxes and counting the ballots
themselves.
Mr.. Grain continued his expose of Gov.
Foraker's only stock in trade-the bloody
shirt--aud made profound impression on
his hearers.
The meeting closed with three cheers
for General Powell.